Category: Personal

Rest days are good! My previous post was about mind over matter and talking about how, even though you feel tired, you manage to push through. However, sometimes you really need to listen to your body. It's all very well and good going flat out for as long as possible. But sometimes the body just... Continue Reading →

The challenge between what your mind is telling you to do and what your body will let you do. Sometimes it's good to let the mind win, other times not so much. This time, it's about the mind winning. Throughout my January challenge, there were a few times that I could have easily not bothered... Continue Reading →

When one challenge just isn't enough... About halfway through January, I decided that I would attempt to cycle 10 miles every day until the end of the month. My previous post was an update on how that was going. One evening I was doing my daily 10 miles on the rollers inside a nice warm... Continue Reading →

People often forget about their mental health. We all have it. Some struggle with ill mental health more than others, but we all have times where we can find a situation difficult. I am by no means an expert, and I consider myself to have relatively good mental heath, I'm simply writing this post based... Continue Reading →

Happy New Year everyone! I can't believe that 2018 has been, come and gone. Looking back on my Strava, it's been a pretty good year for me. We'll ignore the mid-year crash... I was extremely pleased that I'd successfully managed to achieve my target of 1000 miles for the year. That may not seem like... Continue Reading →

In just under 9 months time, I will be taking part in a sportive that will be 100 miles long. That's probably not much for some but this will be the first time I have attempted to ride 100 miles in one go. I have also decided that to mark the occasion, I will raise... Continue Reading →

As most of you know, earlier this year I had a slight mishap on my mountain bike while riding up in the Peak District at Lady Cannings. Which may have resulted in me losing half of my face and breaking my wrist. Oops. Ever since taking the time out to recover properly, which took was... Continue Reading →